Marie-FleurRautou

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Marie-Fleur Rautou regularly advises financial institutions on the regulatory and transactional aspects of structured finance transactions, including over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, repos, securities lending transactions, and share buybacks. She has strong experience in equity derivatives, including strategic acquisition, hedging, shareholding financing or refinancing, and leveraged employee savings schemes.

Marie-Fleur has acquired significant experience advising institutional clients on the new financial regulatory environment in Europe. She is experienced in reporting, clearing, margining, and capital treatment of derivative products and reorganization of credit institutions and in market abuse regulations and securities law issues.

She has advised the French Banking Association (FBF) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) on the drafting of new collateral documentation in compliance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requirements.

Marie-Fleur is actively involved in Jones Day's global, cross-disciplinary LIBOR transition team, advising on the full range of legal and regulatory issues arising from the forthcoming market transition to alternative reference rates. She is also a speaker on these subjects.

Experience

  • TotalEnergies sells 50% of its participation in New Caledonian portfolio of solar assetsJones Day advised TotalEnergies Renouvelables France in connection with the refinancing, corporate and tax restructuring of a portfolio of solar assets in New Caledonia, as well as on with the sale of 50% of its participation in the portfolio to an institutional investor.
  • TotalEnergies reorganizes and refinances two portfolios of solar assets in New Caledonia, France and sells 50% of two portfolios to institutional investorJones Day represented TotalEnergies Renewables France (f.k.a. Total Quadran), as sponsor, in connection with the corporate reorganization and refinancing of two portfolios of solar assets in New Caledonia, France; and legal counsel to Total Quadran on the sale of 50% of the two portfolios to an institutional investor.
  • Consortium of Marafiq, Amwal, and Veolia develop large Independent Sewage Treatment Plant in Saudi ArabiaJones Day advised the consortium of sponsors consisting of The Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq), AlAmwal AlKhaleejiah AlThaniya, and Veolia Middle East, in connection with the project close and financial close of the Jeddah Airport 2 Independent Sewage Treatment Plant Project located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Financial institution obtains advice regarding internal ISDA Benchmarks Supplement and ISDA IBOR presentationJones Day reviewed slide deck on behalf of a financial institution relating to its obligation regarding the bank's derivatives trading book under the Benchmarks Regulation and the implementation of fallbacks in derivatives documentation, notably the ISDA Benchmarks Supplement and the ISDA IBOR Fallbacks initiative.
  • Sacyr Concesiones S.L. obtains $451.5 million project financing for Colombian toll road projectJones Day represented Sacyr Concesiones S.L., as sponsor, Unión Vial Río Pamplonita S.A.S., as concessionaire, and Fideicomiso Unión Vial Río Pamplonita S.A.S., as borrower, in connection with a $451.5 million long-term project financing, consisting of a U.S. dollar tranche and Colombian Peso debt tranches, provided by a syndicate of major financial institutions led by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • Financial institution obtains assistance in drafting information notice relating to transaction documentationOn behalf of a financial institution, Jones Day drafted an information notice intended to be circulated to the institution's clients who have entered into derivatives transactions documented under standard documentation published by the Fédération Bancaire Française ("FBF").
  • Fédération Bancaire Française drafts documentation to enable users of FBF market to comply with requirements of EU Benchmarks RegulationJones Day advised the Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF) in connection with the drafting of two new sets of documentation to enable users of the FBF market documentation to comply with the requirements of the EU Benchmarks Regulation.
  • Financial institution obtains advice regarding interest rate provisions of standard loan documentationJones Day advised a financial institution in relation to the interest rate provisions of their standard loan documentation with retail clients, SMEs, and public local authorities.
  • Bank refinances two portfolios of solar and wind assetsJones Day acted as lenders' counsel in the refinancing of two portfolios of solar and wind assets operated by a subsidiary.
  • Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao sells Ordinary Shares of Via Varejo S.A.Jones Day represented Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA, as a counterparty, in connection with the sale by Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao (GPA) of 50,000,000 Ordinary Shares of Via Varejo S.A., representing 3.86% of its share capital, in the form of total return swap entered into with a Brazilian financial institution.
  • Fédération Bancaire Française and French Banks seek advice in drafting FBF collateral documentationJones Day assisted Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF) and French Banks with drafting FBF collateral documentation which complies with variation margin and initial margin requirements as set forth in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of July 4, 2012 ("EMIR") and its delegated regulation and issued legal opinions.
  • La Banque Postale finances four wind farms in PicardieJones Day represented La Banque Postale in connection with the €50 million (US$56.2 million) project financing for the development, design, construction, and operation of four wind farms with an aggregate target capacity of 32 MW located in Picardie, sponsored by Quadran, one of the key players in the renewable energy field in France.
  • Fédération Bancaire Française seeks advice in drafting of Execution AnnexJones Day is providing advice to Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF) regarding the coordination of a working group set up by the FBF in connection with the drafting of an Execution Annex.
  • Fédération Bancaire Française seeks advice in drafting of clearing documentationJones Day is providing advice to Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF) regarding the coordination of a working group set up by the FBF in connection with the drafting of a Clearing Annex to the FBF standard master agreement for derivatives transactions.
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    November 2020 Commentary

    FCA Consultation on New Benchmark Powers Highlights Ongoing Discussions Regarding USD LIBOR

    OCTOBER 2020 Alert

    UK Financial Services Bill Includes New Powers for FCA to Manage LIBOR Transition

    October 2020 White Paper

    ISDA's IBOR Supplement and Protocol: Background, Operation, Prognosis

    March 2020 Alert

    Does the EU's SFTR Mandatory Reporting Apply to Your Margin Lending Transactions?

    February 2020 Alert

    The Fédération Bancaire Française Publishes its Benchmark Documentations

    January 2019 Commentary

    ISDA Publishes Additions to French Law Master Agreement for Derivatives

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